WAKE UP BOYZ - 2
2/23/2020
Hagob and his Ork Boyz both old and new, along with the Gretchin and much to his displeasure the Snotlings had been following the new Ork Boyz for over an hour now. The whole crew had choppas and stabbas and they had quite a few sluggas among them now. Iz had even been able to make some bigger shootas from what they had found in the remains of the Cultists. Most of the trip had been in tunnels just like the ones they had seen before with the intersections. They had passed more many doors that were closed and almost no machinery during this time. The light had been consistent and he could tell many other beings had walked these tunnels before. It was the smell that had changed. Before the air had been stale and oily, as they walked it slowly grown to contain more smells. Living smells and death smells and the smells of activity and more and more bodies.
They came to a larger tunnel now that ended in the largest door he had yet seen. It was open but a rough barricade and Orks armed with multiple choppas, stabbas, sluggas, shootas and things he had never seen before but look like a lot of fun blocked the way. Hagob noticed many of the Orks behind the makeshift wall were his size and some larger. All were dressed in mostly things that looked to have been scavenged from the Cultists like his vest except they were also wearing pants and shirts and head gear and he could see a couple with their feet propped up wearing things on their feet.
He also could tell that not all these Orks were the same has him. His mind provided names like Blood Axe, Goff, Evil Sun, Blood Moon, Snakebite and Death Skulls. They all were working together now but they would fight like all good Orks by clan if they got the chance. It was at this moment he just knew he and all those who had been in the same room with him were Goffs. Seeing more Boyz made his heart sing and he could not wait to get them into a good scrap.
The Ork teef collector called out to the barricade and said, "Hey we iz back and we have more Boyz to join up."
One of the Orks behind the barricade answered and said, "Hey were is youse Nob?"
The teef collector said, "He got kilted. This here is our new Nob so make way for him if you don't want to get kilt too cause he is one mean Ork."
Several of the Orks on the barricade laughed at that comment but they did move to open a way through barricade. The teef collector went first and Hagob close behind. He used the smaller Ork as cover so that two of those who laughed did not see him bring up his choppa smacking one of them upside his head and then kicking another one before turning on the rest. He then said, "You think youse is tough hiding behind a wall and laughing at me and my Boyz. Com'on any of you that want a scrap instead of sitting around here like lugs."
None of the Orks on the barricade took Hagob up on his offer and just looked down the tunnel to see if anyone else was coming for them to fight. After a moment Hagob gave them a serious look and then shoved his teef collector and said, "Let's go meet this Lyntop youse was talking about."
With that they entered the biggest room they had seen so far. The light was the same but the lumen strips were as wide as an Ork was tall. They looked the same as the others since the ceiling was so far up. Hagob could see dozens and dozens of Orks, Gretchin and Snotlings all over the room. It was mostly clear except for some workshops where Orks were making various things, mostly weapons and ammunition. He could also see pens filled with many different types of squigs being sorted and moved around by Snotlings. He thought at least they were good for something.
The clear area was dominated by four large mechanical things Hagob just knew were void ships. Three of them had been stripped of almost everything and looked to have been converted into shelters. The last one looked like a junk pile with a great many things added on to it still it looked like it could launch any day now. It was toward this void ship that his teef collector took him.
The most impressive thing about this room was the rear wall. It did not have one. Instead there was a view of the void with stars twinkling and a large planet with white, red and green clouds swirling around. He could see dark water and bright land and what he guessed were the lights from several cities shining up to them. Discovering they were not on a planet themselves brought a great many things into focus for Hagob. Not that he cared for the information just that he needed to find out who was on the station for him and his Boyz to fight.
As they passed groups of Orks, Hagob noticed a great many of them were getting gear ready for a big battle. The feeling was also growing in his chest. Well after meeting the Warboss he would go get in that scrap too. Speaking of which, Hagob now noticed they were approaching a large group of Orks all gathered around the biggest Ork he had seen so far. He guessed the Ork stood eleven feet tall. Part of that height was the metal shoulder pads that looked to be screwed into the huge Ork. Hagob thought that had to be the Warboss the teef collector had called Lyntop.
When his group got to the outside of the larger group Hagob could hear Lyntop finish his speech. He said, "Now all of you remember we need that part so the job is to go in and get that part and get it back here and not put any dents in it. Youse all got that?"
The Ork Boyz gathered around let out a cheer and then started to move toward the entrance of the chamber. Warboss Lyntop made his way to where Hagob and his group stood. When he got there he swung his huge arm up and knocked the teef collector down. He then said, "Youse iz late. Wherez your Nob, I am gonna knock him harder than I knocked youse for being late."
Hagob took a step forward and said, "I the only one who knocks thez Boyz around since I blew you Nob's head off and made them mine."
Lyntop looked down at Hagob and then let out a laugh. When he stopped laughing, he said, "Oh youse think you can just come in here and become one of my Nobs do ya? We got standards we do." With that Lyntop leaned in and put his face millimeters away from Hagob's face."
Hagob did not back down any and said, "Who said I want to be one of your Nobs? These Boyz said this was a good place to get into fights but it looks like the fight is leaving here. Think I and me Boyz are going to where the fight is and you can stay here play with your Nobs if you want to."
Lyntop said, "So you want to fight for me, just like that. Give me one reason I should let youse?"
Hagob still did not move and said, "Either for you or against you but I am going to where the fight is. If you make it there and if you survive, I will let you know if me and my Boyz will stay with you."
With that Hagob spun around and headed off to where the rest of the Orks had gone. He was starting to feel the power inside him grow and then Iz came up to his side and said, "Boss mind if I stay here. I am seeing all kinda things I can work with and make some really great shootas with.
Hagob still wasn't sure if he was going to come back but Iz might actually come up with something here. Well he could always come back and git him one way of another. Looking down at the choppa Iz had made for him he decided to give him a chance. "Okay youse stay here and see what is going on. Mostly see if youse can make me a betta choppa."
Iz just said, "Sure thing Boss, sure thing." But his mind was already on the work shop he was looking at.
Hagob shoved the first couple of Boyz out of the way and the rest made way for him. All of them were with him as he now tried to find where the others were headed to. He still tried to get a look around as he walked out but the feeling of power was growing inside him, he found it hard to concentrate. He knew what he had to do and where to find what he needed to do it. Reaching down by his side he picked up Sou by the scruff of his neck and brought him up so they were face to face.
He said, "Listen up and listen well, I want you and the otta Gretchin to stay here and get me all the details on this place. I wantz to know everything about it. You got that."
Sou had a look that was both relieved and confused but knowing better than to argue with Hagob he just said, "Yah Boss, Yah Boss sou got it, Sou learn everything about this place for you."
Hagob said, "Good, now git." and then tossed the Gretchin over his shoulder. Striding forward he began to feel there was something missing. Something to pull all of this together. He did not need to think about it, it just came to him. Hagob raised his arms above his head and began clapping his choppa and slugga together. After three claps Hagob then started to chant, "Here we go, Here we go, Here we go, Here we go, Here we go, Here we go, Here we go, Here we go, Here we go," over and over and over again.
The rest of the Ork Boyz caught on to it and soon there was an incredible sound coming from the bay and much louder once they were in the tunnel again. Like all Ork things they were not on key whatsoever. They were not even saying the three words together at the same time. The only thing they were was loud and menacing and that was all they needed to be.
One voice stood out from all the rest. Hagob could clearly see the extra large Ork in front of all the others and could clearly hear his booming voice over all the others. He could see the Warboss was armed with a huge double bladed ax and something he thought looked like a combination of a slug weapon and an energy weapon. He wondered if it was loud and deadly or just made a big flash when fired.
It did not take too long for them to arrive at their destination, chanting the whole way. The first thing Hagob noticed was there was another barricade much like the one they had seen from where they came from. The second was that just like the other one there were Orks manning weapons behind the barricade. Well a fight was a fight and maybe Orks would give him a better fight. He hoped so.
Lyntop dropped his weapons and stopped chanting. All the other Orks took the hint and stopped clapping and chanting except for a few who were quickly knocked over the head by others close by. Only one Ork Boy had to be killed and Hagob was proud it wasn't one of his.
Once it was quiet, Lyntop called out and said, "Mylar come out here and face me. You got something I needz."
From behind the barricade an Ork almost as big as Lyntop stepped out and said, "Here I are Lyntop. You come to deal or you come to fight?"
Lyntop said, "I come to deal. I need one of those big silver transductors you got in there. You gonna give it to me or I gonna take it or maybe we can deal."
Mylar did not take any time to think on the matter and said, "We can deal, 1000 teef."
Lyntop said, "Agreed 1000 teef and deal."
Hagob was not sure what had just happened. He thought there was gonna be a fight not just some words shouted at each other. With a growl Hagob shoved his way to where Lyntop was. When he got there he found the Warboss tapping some Orks on the shoulder. He hit Lyntop on his metal shoulder and said, "Where's the fight, I promised me Boyz a fight."
Lyntop laughed at him again and said, "You is definitely one new Ork. You is gonna see a fight alright." With that he tapped Hagob on the shoulder and turned back to where the other Warboss stood.
Lyntop said, "I got mine we start in five minutes."
Hagob was confused more than ever now. Just then the Ork who was his teef collector came up to him said, "Wow Boss, Warboss Lyntop must really like you. Can't wait to see how you do."
Grabbing the Ork Boy by both arms and shaking him, he said, "You want to tell me what great honor I been given."
The Ork answered, "OH oh oh, ya see Mylar has set the price and know we enter the very delicate negotiation phase. Youse are one of ten from our side and Mylar picks ten of his Boyz. Youse fight it out to set the final price."
Still shaking the smaller Ork, Hagob said, "How do we set the price by fighting?"
The teef collector said, "For every one of dem youse kill the price goes down one hundred teef and everyone of us they kill the price goes up one hundred teef. Very delicate negotiations these are."
Hagob stopped shaking the other Ork and looked over to the other side. He could see ten Orks, all bigger than he was lined up in front of the barricade. Off to his right nine other Orks, also all bigger than he was, were lined up, each holding a choppa or stabba. He let go of the teef collector and then gave him his slugga and said, "Make sure I get this back after I get us the best price."
With that he moved of and joined the others. Once there he wondered when the fight would start. After a couple minutes, Lyntop stepped forward and called out and said, "Are you ready to bargain?"
Mylar called back and said, "We iz ready to bargain!"
As he finished all the Orks on both sides started to chant, "Bargain, bargain, bargain, bargain, bargain, bargain, bargain, bargain, bargain, bargain, bargain, bargain!"
As the chant grew louder and louder, Hagob could feel the power in him grow again, as if all the Orks nearby were feeding it even if they were not going to be in the bargaining. Hagob took the time and looked over at the line of his opponents. He realized that whoever could get the advantage in numbers quicker would win the bargain. This all depended on the charge and how many would be taken out in the first minute. Looking over at the enemy he saw two on each end held spears while the rest had big axes and clubs. Hagob came up with a plan just as the chanting reached a crescendo and everyone let out a mighty, "WAAAAGH".
The two lines charged at each other with their weapons raised bellowing and hollering. Hagob did not yell anything, instead putting all his effort into running forward faster than the others. As he closed on the other Orks line he then twisted himself and rolled on the ground so that he hit three of the other Orks in their legs, knocking them to the ground in a confused pile.
As Hagob got up on his feet he could see the fight had begun in earnest. The rest of his line had made contact with other bargainers. The two Orks that had been on either side of him made fast work of three he had taken down, both of them armed with clubs that looked to be made of leg bones and metal studs lashed together. None of the three Orks on the ground could get up as they were used in a strange game of "Whack an Ork body part" with many thuds and blood spatters.
Turning to the rest of the fight, Hagob saw that his side was in trouble. Mylar's Ork Boyz armed with long spears, two on either end of the line and impaled four of his side and were now finishing them off with long knives they had pulled out. The rest of both sides were slugging it out with blows being trade, teef flying out of mouths, blood squirting out of gashes, and even a hand flying through the air and landing close to Hagob.
Acting quickly, Hagob raised his saw choppa to attack the closest of the enemy Orks even though an Ork from his side was fighting him at the moment. He waited a moment for his target to bring his choppa up for a strike and then swung his own choppa in under the blow. He swung hard enough to gut the Ork and send its guts spilling to the deck. Not stopping he grabbed the Ork on his side and pushed him to the next enemy Ork while yelling, "WAAAAGH".
That did the trick and they both moved down the line. The next enemy bargain hunter was still fighting the one on his side. They were down to wrestling on the ground so Hagob and the other Ork jumped on top of them and started landing blows with their fists. After a full minute of bone grinding punches the trio stood back up leaving something that looked like a wet lumpy bag on the deck.
Hagob assessed the situation and could see the odds were now five of his side including himself left against four of Mylar's bargain hunters. The enemy was the four who had speared the initial charge and now had bloody knives in their hands. They were on the outside while the pair Hagob had beat the Ork with were with him the other two were the ones who had been on either side of him when he had done his charging trick. He also realized they were only up one hundred teef savings for Lyntap's purchase.
The others looked like they were going to square off for more one on one fights. Hagob thought their odds looked good to win the overall fight and he would have enjoyed taking them down that way, he also knew there was a bigger objective, save the Warboss some teef. Hagob called out to the Orks on his side and said, "All of youse, form a circle."
For a moment all of the others on both sides looked at him and were not sure what was happening so Hagob raised his voice and said, "Get you in a circle tight enough for your butts to be touching. NOOW!"
The other Orks on his side moved into the circle quickly and Hagob joined them. Their opponents now stood with two on either side of the circle and did not have a clear line of attack so just stood there confused. Even the Orks who had been whooping and yelling on the side lines stopped yelling and started to look to see what was going to happen next. Hagob took advantage of the lull to start taunting his opponents.
He said, "Hey why don't youse do us a favor and move the dead ones out of the way so you won't fall on top of dem when we kill ya."
An opponent who had picked up a large two headed axe said, "We ain't yo Gretchin, youse come and clean them up."
He thought that was witty and let out a little laugh until Hagob called back and said, "Sorry bout that but since you dress like a Snotling I thought youse was one."
The axe armed Ork stopped laughing and then bellowed charging at Hagob and his Ork circle with his fellow charging a moment later. Hagob said, "Git em" and all four of his Orks left the circle and counter charged. Hagob turned to face the other two bargain Orks. He then said to them, "You gonna clear the dead or you gonna fight?"
With that they both charged Hagob. He swung his saw bladed choppa at them to parry a cut from one of them and then drove his elbow into the other ones face. That one still managed to stick him in the leg with a his knife before falling back. Ignoring the pain, Hagob pulled the knife out of his leg and then had to block another blow from the first Ork. The second one came back and tackled Hagob to the floor. The other enemy Ork jumped on top of him too and both began to beat him.
This only lasted for a few seconds until the other four Orks from his side came back from dealing with their bargaining Orks and made short and bloody work of the last two.
With that done the cheering from the side lines took on a huge fever pitch. Orks on both sides sounded their approval of the fight and quite a few from rushed up to congratulate the winners. They not only picked Hagob up off the floor but raised him up on to their shoulders. The pain in his leg went away quickly but Hagob was not enjoying the sensation. He was able to see Lyntop and Mylar finishing their deal. They were both laughing as one handed over a few bags of teef and the other signaled some Gretchin to bring forward a two meter by three meter by one meter silver box with quite a few input holes in it. Hagob saw that neither one of them looked to be mad at or suspicious of the other. They were just Orks enjoying themselves and exchanging jibes about the fight and the deal.
The Orks carrying him turned him around and headed back toward their own base camp. They kept the cheering and laughing and kept Hagob up in the air the entire way back. Hagob liked the attention but what he didn't like was that the feeling of power was gone now. It had been very prominent during the bargain fight. He just wanted to get back with his Boyz and find another fight going on to join.
When they finally did get back to landing bay base camp, his carriers put him down and immediately started telling all those who had stayed behind about the bargaining fight and they came up and congratulated Hagob and the other winners. At least they brought him some better tasting Squigs then he had had before, along with something to drink that pleasantly burned his throat.
He was not sure how long he spent meeting and greeting what seemed like all the Orks at the landing bay base camp but one of them came up and said, "Lyntop wants to talk wit youse."
Having expected this, Hagob was glad to have the excuse to get away from all the celebrating Orks. The Ork led him to one void ship that looked to be in any kind of shape to travel. Once inside, they found Lyntop in the back of the vehicle. He was watching some Orks who were covered in tool vests, put what he guessed were the finishing touches on installing the part his win had got the Warboss.
Hagob heard the Warboss say, "Okay now I wants no scuses. This cost me a bunch and I want it working soon. We need this ship ready for the plan to work."
Lyntop turned to Hagob and then said, "Now here's my winner. You should take a look at how he getz things done."
Lyntop then turned and headed up a passage way so Hagob followed him. They arrived at a pretty nicely laid out cabin that had a large table and chairs both usable and broken around it. Lyntop signaled for Hagob to take one of the seats while he took a much larger seat at the head of the table. While they sat down some Gretchin brought in more Squigs and drinks and then left quietly. This worried Hagob some.
Once they were alone Lyntop said, "Youse did real good out there. Saved me a lot of teef in the bargaining. I owes youse for that."
Hagob wondered what his reward might be but kept quiet for the moment and loudly chomped on a crunchy yellow squig.
Lyntop continued and said, "There is something else though. I saw you take charge out there. The Boyz love a fight like all proper Orks should but you saw the big picture. You saw to not just fight but to think a little. I need an Ork like youse cause I have a bigger picture."
This time Hagob did say something, "Wha big picture can youse have in a place like this?"
Lyntop said, "Why its to git out of this place."
Hagob was still a little lost as to what this place was in the whole scheme of things but he liked what he heard so far and said, "You wants to find bigger fights than this."
Lyntop slapped the table so hard he lifted the other end up and sent Squigs flying and drinks spilling. He also let out a roar of approval and then said, "I news youse was like me. You feel it too. The call to the scrap deep in your chest. Now don't git me wrong this place offers plenty of good fights wid the other Orks and the humees and the special ones they have and the Arena. The Boyz stay occupied but I knowz there are bigger fights out there and wid this ship we can get to them fights. Fights so huge and in places so big even this ship would only be a tiny speck in the whole thing."
Hagob slapped the table too, only not anywhere near as hard and said, "I am with youse, when can we go?"
Lyntop leaned forward and was not laughing anymore. He said, "That the problem, the Mek Boyz say it gonna take more parts to get this thing going. Some of whit may not be available but we can make it happen. It gonna take a lot more fights and a lot more teef to git there. I need Bosses who can see that big picture and are smart enough to make it happen. I need you to follow me and make this happen."
Hagob was excited about hearing all this and was looking forward to really big fights. Bigger than he could ever imagine. He stood up and said, "Like I said I am with you so we can get to those bigger and better fights."
Lyntop stood up also and said, "Glad to hear it. One other thing though."
Hagob was about to say what but Lyntop reared back and hit him in the chest so hard he left his feet and ended up back in his chair gasping for breath. He looked back up at Lyntop.
Lyntop looked down at him and said, "Don't youse git any ideas about replacing me as Warboss. I am in charge here, gots it."
Hagob just nodded and tried to get his breath back. He would follow for now. When they got to the big fights that would be his turn to lead the Boyz in a truly huge fight.